Bradford drew 28-28 with Halifax in their recent Yorkshire Veterans’ Inter-District League match. In the home match, Bradford scored an 18-10 success, with five home winners, Malcolm Iles (Asa Briggs) 21-9 being the pick of them.

However, Bradford went down by the same score in the away match, only managing three winners – with Len Hanson (Wyke) 21-17 the best of them.

Scores from home match – Graham Oliver (Clayton) 21-12, Alan Standing (Thornton) 14-21, Rod Bastow (Eccleshill) 16-21, Bill Hutchinson (Crowghyll) 21-10, Malcolm Iles (Asa Briggs) 21-9, Paul Hillam (Eccleshill) 21-16, Brian Jennings (Crowghyll) 19-21, Nino Esposito (Ladyhill) 21-20; Bradford 154 (18), Halifax 130 (10).

Scores from away match – Lawrie Walsh (Peel) 7-21, David Moore (Clayton) 15-21, Tony Riley (Clayton) 17-21, Len Hanson (Wyke) 21-17, Ken Green (Wyke) 16-21, Mick Lambert (Wyke) 17-21, David Burns (Peel) 21-18, Alan Peel (Clayton) 21-18; Bradford 135 (10), Halifax 158 (18).

The Yorkshire Cup, Henry Taylor Cup, Eric Hutchinson Memorial Trophy and Derrick Radley Trophy reach their fourth rounds on Saturday, July 14.

The full draws are as follows: Yorkshire Cup – Brighouse Sports A v Alverthorpe WMC at Cleckheaton Sports, Pudsey Littlemoor v Netherton Con A at Halifax BC, Eccleshill v Spen Victoria A at Swillington Welfare, Thongsbridge BC A v Rastrick PSBC at Outlane BC.

Henry Taylor Cup – Guiseley v Lower Hopton WMC B at Pontefract BC, Heptonstall v Swillington MW at Lindley BC, Crosland Moor A v Longwood BC B at Elland C & BC, Canalside SC A v Linthwaite Hall at Kirkheaton Con.

Eric Hutchinson Memorial Trophy – Skipton Craven v Settle at Guiseley, Whitby v Glasshoughton Welfare at Scholes, Shipley BC v Cranmore at Sowerby Bridge West End, Pudsey BC v Hightown Lib at Alverthorpe WMC.

Derrick Radley Trophy – Drighlington Park v Millbridge Park at Heptonstall, Pontefract BC v Akroydon Victoria at Horbury WMC, Rufford Park A v Scholes at Akroydon Victoria, Wakefield BC v Morton House at Drighlington Park.

The final of the John Smiths Classic at Cleckheaton Sports, takes place on Saturday (practice from 5pm, start 5.30pm).

Simon Coupe (Preston) and Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton) are joint favourites at 9-2 in a quality field of 16. Both, however, have tough opening matches against Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton) and Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) respectively.

Full draw – Scott Fisher (Morton House) v James Hanson (Lower Hopton), Andrew Spragg (Chesterfield) v Kevin Nixon (Doncaster), Nigel Cranston (Crossgates) v Chris Brown (Sheffield), Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) v Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton), Simon Coupe (Preston) v Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton), Danny Beeby (Spen Victoria) v Andrew Buckley (Chadderton), Lee Heaton (Preston) v Chris Kelly (Sheffield), Jeremy Muff (Holmes Chapel) v Gareth Gwilliam (Glossop).

The final of the Spenborough Press Challenge Cup, sponsored by Siddall Colour, takes place on Friday at 7pm, with Hightown Club taking on Rastrick, at Cleckheaton Sports.

Hightown have a five-point aggregate advantage but will probably start as underdogs against a Rastrick team in good form, following last week’s Yorkshire Cup win over Lower Hopton.

Full draw for final – Hightown (25) v Rastrick (25) – Stephen Holmes v David Wood, Stephen Parkin v Damien Talbot, Vinnie Smith v Joel Abdy, Les Mitchell v Neil Broadbent, Brian Bentley v Alistair Fox, Paul Warwick v Frank Cullen, Ian Fraser v Simon Deal, Mark Goodall v Trevoor Heley.

The finals of the West Riding & Spen Valley Individual Merit and Pairs Merit takes place on Sunday.

The Pairs final starts at 10.30am at Hightown Club, while the Individual Merit takes place at 2.30pm at Mirfield Old Bank.

Draw for Pairs – Charlie Holt & Gordon Kellett (Harold Club) v Darren Crawley & Andy Hodgson (Pudsey); Brian Jenkins & Justin Waters (Mirfield Old Bank) v Joel Abdy & Alistair Fox (Rastrick), Nick Bastow & Paul Rooks (Eccleshill) v Frank Cullen & David Wood (Rastrick), Andy Halford & Adam Ward (Cleckheaton Moorend) v Richard Crowther & Mark Ellis (Spen Victoria).

Draw for Individual Merit – Vinnie Smith (Hightown) v Tony Throup (Spen Victoria), Andrew Wood (Brighouse Sports) v Nick Bastow (Eccleshill), Chris Wilson (Spen Victoria) v Mick Maguire (Spen Victoria), Richard Crowther (Spen Victoria) v Paul Jacques (Pudsey Littlemoor), Neil Tordoff (Harold Club) v Mark Goodall (Cleckheaton Moorend), Michael Rhodes (Cleckheaton Sports) v Ian Wilson (Harold Club), Mick Armitage (Hanging Heaton) v Adam Ward (Cleckheaton Moorend), Nigel Roper (Pudsey Littlemoor) v Josh Gamble (Drighlington).

The Four-A-Side KO Handicap, sponsored by Kolorco (Printers) gets underway tomorrow evening.

With 27 entries, there will be 11 preliminary games, to get it down to 16 teams. Two matches are played at each venue (apart from Wyke), with two jacks played simultaneously on the same green.

The draw for tomorrow night is: At Shipley Club – Birkenshaw v Brackenhill A, Clayton A v Asa Briggs B; At Hipperholme & Lightcliffe – Drighlington C v Shipley Club C, Eccleshill v Harold Park B.

At Greengates – Guiseley v Drighlington A, Salts v Brackenhill B; At Birkenshaw – Shipley Club A v Clayton B, Bradford Moor v Brighouse Sports B.

At Salts – Brighouse Sports A v Asa Briggs A, Wyke A v Greengates; At Wyke – Harold Park A v Asa Briggs D.

Byes – Wyke B, Tyersal, Shipley Club B, Asa Briggs C, Drighlington B.

The Hospital Handicap takes place on Sunday at Horton Park, with a start and scratch of 10.30am. Entries are still being taken – anyone interested should contact Norman Lickley on 01943-884323.